Enzymes

What is the role of Enzymes in the human body?

• They are chemical messages transported in the blood

• They help fight off pathogens in the body

• Speed up chemical reactions in the body

• They receive hormones to help with communication

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Enzymes are which type of organic molecule?

• Carbohydrate

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

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Enzymes are made up of which small building blocks?

• Simple Sugars

• Amino Acids

• 1 Glycerol and 3 Fatty Acids

• Nucleotides

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Label the Diagram with the Correct Terms

a

b

c

d

Enzyme

Active Site

Substrate

Products

The order of ​ (a)   determines the ​ (b)   of a protein which determines the ​ (c)   of a protein

• Shape
• Amino Acids
• Function

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Enzymes are specific

• They work on many different shaped substates

• They speed many different reactions in our body.

• They can only work on a substrate that matches their shape

• Their shape does not effect the reaction

Identify the molecule labeled Z

• Simple Sugar

• Catalyst

• Hormone

• Amino Acids

Identify the molecule labeled X and Y

• Simple Sugar

• Catalyst

• Hormone

• Amino Acids

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Identify the type of reaction being shown in the diagram

• Respiration

• Hydrolysis

• Digestion

• Synthesis

Draw a substrate that this enzyme would digest